Memorial

HMS Saucy Brixham

Site of HMS Saucy memorial, The Strand, Brixham

Source: Nina Hannaford

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Current Location

On wall of Old Market House, facing the harbour., Old Fish Market Building, The Strand, Brixham Harbour, Brixham, Torbay, Devon, TQ5 8EH, England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 56154
Description: Wall mounted, portrait aligned, bronze plaque with a raised border, inscription verses and names.
Inscription: To the memory of 26 crew who gave their lives on/ September the 4th 1940 when their search and/ rescue tug was mined and sank in the Firth of Forth,/ Scotland./ 18 of the crew who lost their lives were Brixham men/ (18 names in 2 columns)/ The other crew who lost their lives were/ (8 names in 2 columns)/ Seven of the crew members were related

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Information shown: Manner of death, date of death, place of death, home town, surname, forename initials, relationships
Order of names: Home town, others, both groups alphabetical by surname

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

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